What is a cookie?

A.
An alert dialog box that warns you when marketing information is placed on your computer by a
Web site

B.
An executable file placed on a computers hard drive by a Web site to gather information about
the computer userpreferences .

C.
A text file that is initially sent from a Web site to a client computer, used to collect information
from the client

D.
A security directory on a computer hard drive that can accept or reject downloads from a Web
site.